2 Chronicles 9:29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

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1 Original Word: יָרׇבְעָם
2 Word Origin: from (07378) and (05971)
3 Transliterated Word: Yarob`am
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: None
5 Phonetic Spelling: yaw-rob-awm'
6 Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: from [07378]07378 and [05971;]05971; (the) people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings:--Jeroboam.
8 Definition: Jeroboam = "the people will contend"

the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel when the kingdom split at the death of Solomon and the 10 tribes split off from Judah and Benjamin and the kingdom under Solomon's son Rehoboam; idolatry was introduced at the beginning of his reign

the 8th king of the northern kingdom of Israel, son of Joash, and 4th in the dynasty of Jehu; during his reign the Syrian invaders were repelled and the kingdom restored to its former borders but the idolatry of the kingdom was maintained